Her first quilt.

Almost two years ago I taught a Twister Class at one of my local quilt stores.

Two sister in laws were in my class, Ruth a seasoned quilter and Rhonda new to quilting.

Last week Rhonda brought me her Twister to quilt it.

 

Here she is with her Twister! I love the big smile on her face!

 

 

She was thrilled with the way it turned out, I think she has been bitten by the quilting bug!





 



Easter Flowers

I would like to wish you all a Blessed Easter.

As we stress about this day, worrying about Easter baskets, candy, coloring eggs, and Easter dinner, lets all take a moment and rejoice!

He has risen!

 

 

This was my Plan B arrangement. I had originally planned on using Jelly Beans and Purple Peeps, but the vase wasn't wide enough and it just looked like smashed peeps behind glass.

 

I am loving the Gerber Daisy's, they are one of my favorite flowers and I was able to pick them from my garden.

 

Look at all the pretty colors!

 





Spring finally!

We have had the strangest weather here in Arizona, it was a much colder winter than normal.  I know my friends and family in IL. think I am nuts but it was cold here!  Because of the cold we had to delay planting lots of our garden. Thank goodness Mother Nature has blessed us with two wonderful warm weeks of weather and our garden is finally taking off.

 

I have been busy in the sewing room as well. I am working on a fun baby shower gift that I can't wait to share with everyone. I have to keep it under wraps until the shower but lets just say my 12 year old wants one too!

I am still in search of this fabric by Minick and Simpson, its from their line Winter. I went to the fabric store to try and match just the back ground but what I found was either too white or too cream.

So if you have a some in your stash I would really like to buy it from you!

 



What a fun transformation!

So time ago I found some fabric that I just fell in love with. It had bright colors and a great sewing motif.  I didn't know what I was going to do with it but then again do we need a reason to buy the  fabric we love?

I have been waiting for the right project to use this fabric and then it came to me!

 

 

Average sewing machine chair right?

 

 

 

Amazing sewing machine chair.

 

Oh how I love spray paint! My husband help me take apart the chair and I spray painted the base with this bright red and cover the cushions with this fun fabric.

Wish I had more of this fabric because now I want to make curtains for my sewing room with it. 



 



Ask a Quilter for a Inch.....

Ask a Quilter for a inch and she will give a yard!

So true, Quilters are the most generous people I know.

I have shared my story about making pillow cases for Cancer patients on this blog. When I started the cause I asked a few ladies from a sewing group I used to belong to if they would like to help make pillow cases.

Sunday they had their annual quilt show and they invited me to come out, when I arrived I saw a display of pillow cases they made for me.

Of course it brought me to tears, there hanging were close to 50 pillow cases!

 

 

One more beautiful than the other!

Thanks to all the kind, thoughtful ladies of the Las Sendas Quilt Group.

I will be making my first drop off to the American Cancer Society this week, I hope it will be the first of many.



 

 



Looking for fabric....HELP!!!

Help......

I am looking for Winter by Minick & Simpson for Moda.

 

 

It's  white with a small blue and green dot.

Pattern# 14587

 

 

I have done all the fabric searches on line and have spent many hours searching different fabric sites.

 

I need 1-1/2 yards but can manage with 1 yard.

Please, Please, and Thank You!!

 

 







Monkey See!

I have been seeing a lot of cute zipper bags on Pintrest and other blogs so I decided it was time to make one of my own.

 

 

It was quick and easy to do however,

the pattern I used has raw edges on the inside of the bag, I think I will take the steps next time to finish the inside.

This is a great way to use up scraps.

 

I got this old friend out of the cedar chest this week.

I gave my Easter wall hanging away last year so I better get cracking on something for Easter.